Monthly Archives: March 2017

March (2017)—The Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development (CCRTD) at Clark Atlanta University, together with the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and Vancouver Prostate Centre, has been awarded a $1.5 million grant by the Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program to develop groundbreaking drugs to aid in the treatment of castration-resistant … Continue reading →

March (2017)—Donna Gwyn Wiggins, associate professor in the Department of Music at Winston-Salem State University, has been named a recipient of the 2017 Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. She will receive a $12,500 stipend and be presented with a commemorative bronze medallion during the university’s spring commencement ceremony. The award was established … Continue reading →

March (2017)—Alabama State University presented more than $150,000 in scholarships to Lowndes County Students during the first stop on the One ASU Tour. Alabama State University took the good news about the great things that are going on at the University to The Calhoun School in Letohatchee, Ala., on Tuesday, March 14. The event was … Continue reading →

March (2017)— The term “work college” conjures up images of a place like Berea College, in Kentucky, where students work in the fields to help sustain the college. At Paul Quinn College, students also grow organic produce on campus grounds. Unlike rural Berea, however, Paul Quinn is located in the Dallas metro area, and the … Continue reading →

March (2017) —The College of Arts and Sciences at Xavier University of L…ouisiana has received a $500,000, three-year grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to reshape the core curriculum. The award will help fund the University’s Core Curriculum Enhancement initiative, which is aimed at assisting faculty to develop new courses and revise existing ones … Continue reading →

March (2017)—The Winston-Salem State University Foundation has received a $250,000 gift from Mike and Wendy Brenner that will create a distinguished faculty position in the College of Arts, Sciences, Business and Education. The donation, with a 100 percent match from the University of North Carolina Board of Governors Distinguished Professors Endowment Trust Fund, will create … Continue reading →

March (2017)—Riptide Bioscience of Vallejo, Calif., awarded Tuskegee University $186,615 to support doctoral students in cancer research. Dr. Channa Prakash, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, welcomed this very generous gift from Riptide Bioscience. Dr. Prakash is speaking on behalf of the Integrative Biosciences (IBS) Ph.D. Program’s Deans Council, which also includes Dr. … Continue reading →